Under the command of Feichen, the four priests finally took down the body and laid it flat on the ground. Burke covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief and squatted down to examine the body carefully. Beman walked up to Franche and said coldly: "Your business is done, it's time to go back. Remember, what you saw today Don't say a word about it to anyone else, otherwise... you will never see the Lord again."
Franche was so frightened by the corpse that he no longer wanted to stay here. Hearing Beiman's words, he nodded in panic. He didn't want to go to the carriage carrying supplies and just rode on a horse. Flee outside quickly.
After sending away the annoying people, Beiman turned around, came to Burke's side, and asked in a low voice: "Bishop, how is the situation?"
Burke stood up, shook his head and said, "Suicide."
"Ah?" Everyone was stunned, and Fei Chen said urgently, "Impossible. Suicide is a serious sin. How could such a pious nun do such a vicious thing."
He suddenly turned his head to look at the iron cage and said angrily: "Maybe it was the devil again?"
In the iron cage covered with black cloth, Amanda's sneer came from: "Feichen, use your unused brain and think about it. I was still in the United States two or three weeks ago."
Fei Chen said angrily: "You are a devil, you are so cunning and insidious, you can't do anything by any means."
Amanda said disdainfully: "Then tell me, what is the purpose of doing this? What benefits can I get?"
Fei Chen's expression froze and he opened his mouth, unable to speak.
Burke waved his hand and said: "Calm down, Sir Feichen, don't fall for her provocation. Judging from the condition of the body, she did commit suicide."
"This place where the key to suicide is a little weird." Sherron stood in front of the steps and looked up. "I put a rope around my neck and jumped from the window on the top of the building. I landed right above the door."
"Not only that, if the body was really hung on the door for two or three weeks, then why didn't the nuns in the monastery take down the body and bury it?" Beiman said in a deep voice, "But if it was just hung up , so what is their purpose in doing this?”
"You'll know if you go in and ask."
With that said, Xie Lun stepped up the steps, and Irene quickly caught up with Xie Lun, holding Xie Lun and whispering: "All the people practicing in St. Carta Monastery are women, and men are not allowed to enter. Even if the situation is urgent, you must obtain it." Only if the dean agrees."
Xie Lun said impatiently: "What's going on now? I still have time to find Dean Laoshizi."
Eileen whispered: "I'll go in first, report to the dean, and then take you in."
Xie Lun frowned and said: "The situation inside is unknown now. If you go in alone, what should you do if you encounter danger?"
"But this is Sister Irene's responsibility," Burke came up and said, "That's why His Majesty the former Pope asked Sister Irene to come."
"It doesn't matter. As a God-given person, the worldly rules can control others, but they can't control me."
Sherron put his arms around Eileen and pushed open the closed monastery door. Although Irene was a little embarrassed, she was hugged by Sherron and was unable to resist at all, but she didn't want to resist. She just glanced at Burke apologetically and followed Sherron into the monastery.
Burke was about to stop him, but then he thought, it would be better to do less than to do more. Anyway, even if someone is angry, it should be directed at Xie Lun. He only needs to complete the tasks assigned by His Majesty the former Pope.
Looking at the dark monastery behind the gate, Burke shuddered in his heart for some unknown reason. He subconsciously tightened his collar and quickly retreated down the steps.
This monastery has been built for a long time. Although it has been expanded and repaired many times, the main building is still made of stones. Although this kind of building built with huge stones can withstand the wind and heat for many years, it has a flaw, that is, the windows are narrow and the light is dim.
In the monastery hall, the light was even worse. It was still afternoon outside, but the hall was dark. Although it was not so dark that one could not see anything, it was still a bit blurry.
Sherron wanted to take out a flashlight, but Erin stopped him. She took out a box of matches and a candle from the stone wall behind the door, lit them, and walked to Sherron holding the candle.
Looking at the candle in Irene's hand, Xie Lun couldn't help but smile: "You are quite familiar with this place."
Eileen chuckled and said: "The styles of these ancient monasteries are all similar. For the convenience of lighting, lighting objects are prepared behind the door."
Xie Lun pouted: "It's really troublesome. It would be so convenient to just turn on the electric light."
"Shhh."
Eileen made a silencing gesture and walked forward first, holding a candle.
The hall is quite spacious. Through the candlelight, you can see six stone chairs on each side, and there is also a stone chair at the end of the hall. It's just that for some reason, the backs of these seven stone chairs are facing outwards, and the seat faces the stone wall. If someone is sitting on the stone chair, Xie Lun will never see him or her.
"This is the rule of Santa Carta Monastery. As long as the nuns who practice here enter the monastery, they are not allowed to meet outsiders for life."
Irene was explaining to Xie Lun, when suddenly an old and deep female voice came from the stone chair at the end: "Who are you, how dare you break in here."
Irene was startled, and just as she was about to kneel down and reply, Xie Lun grabbed her and asked unceremoniously: "Who are you?"
Eileen whispered: "Only the abbot of the monastery is qualified to sit in that position."
As expected, the woman replied: "I am the current abbot of Santa Carta Monastery."
Irene knelt down according to the rules of the church and said: "Dean, I am the trainee nun Irene. I am ordered by the Holy See to come here to exorcise evil spirits."
"Evil?" The dean's tone changed slightly, "After so many years, has it come back again?"
Eileen nodded and said, "It's on the carriage outside the door."
The dean let out a long sigh: "Since it is an order from the Holy See, then you can do whatever you want. It's just that the nuns in this monastery are not allowed to see outsiders, so we can't provide you with help."
Xie Lun suddenly said: "Master Dean, there is a dead person hanging on the door of your monastery. Judging from the clothing style, he should be a nun in your monastery. Do you know about this?"
"...I don't know."
"That man jumped from the attic on the roof of the building and hung at the gate. It seems that he has been dead for two or three weeks. As the dean, you don't know?"
"There are not many nuns in this monastery. They devote themselves to praying on weekdays and do not disturb each other. I don't mention names, so I don't know."
"I see," Xie Lun smiled, "If that's the case, then if the dean dies, no one will know about it?"
Irene was startled and quickly looked up at Xie Lun, signaling him to stop saying a few words. But when she raised her head, she saw a dark figure standing up from the stone chair, silently walking towards the back of the hall, and disappeared into the darkness in the blink of an eye.
"Auntie the dean..."
Just as Irene was about to chase after her, Xie Lun grabbed her, shook his head and said, "Look carefully, that person is not the dean."
"But...she was sitting there talking to us just now."
"Those who sit there and talk may not necessarily mean it." Xie Lun took out the flashlight, turned it on, and walked around behind the stone chair.
After walking around, Irene found a woman wearing a black nun's robe and a black veil sitting on the stone chair. So since there was someone on the stone chair, who was the person who left the stone chair just now
"Auntie the dean..."
Irene tried to shout, but the nun on the stone chair didn't respond and didn't move at all.
Xie Lun pulled Irene behind him and said in a deep voice: "Stop shouting. As I said just now, she is dead... she has been dead a long time ago."